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And I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went into Babylon, saith the LORD: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.
In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:
Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee.
And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.
The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.
And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past to be king over you:
Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shalt know that I am the LORD: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.
And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.
Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the LORD your God.
For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.
Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus?
Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?
How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up!
And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
All the people of the land shall give this oblation for the prince in Israel.
Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.
And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.
Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.
I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.
